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Film & Media: Cinema of the Surreal
One of the revolutionary art movements of the early 20th century, surrealism was made for the movies. Artists keen on challenging the boundaries of form, genre and art itself, quickly made use of the possibilities of the moving image. Beyond that, early filmmakers discovered film’s potential for the ‘unreal’. In surrealist cinema, questions about identity and reality, challenges to social norms, the subconscious, dreams and the fantastic meet.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 17/02/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:6 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Ruth MulandiCourse code:Q00017443How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £44.40
GMCA Care Certificate and Interview Success (Step into Care)
This is a pre-employment programme delivered online that is designed to support you into work within Adult Social Care. The programme will help you to prepare for work in a care setting. The programme consists of up to three elements: GMCA Care Certificate (where you will cover the theory elements of the Care Certificate), L1 Stress Awareness and L1 Mental Health Awareness (additional accredited courses you can join if suitable). Once you have completed the course with WEA, GM Careers will place you for a working interview in a social care setting. this is designed like a working interview, to give you the opportunity to try out the working environment.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Fri 31/01/2025Times:10:00am - 3:00pmDuration:15 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Susan BellCourse code:Q00015992How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee:Free
Award in Support Work in Schools and Colleges Level 2
If you enjoy the buzz of learning environments, this qualification can teach you key skills for employment in a school or college. This government-funded course prepares you for a variety of roles. It provides the basic skills and knowledge necessary to work in admin, technical, or support roles in a learning environment.
Studying support work in schools at Level 2 can be a first step towards working with kids in teaching positions. It also provides you with the qualifications needed to work in admin at schools. No matter what role you’re interested in, this course can teach you skills for employability in schools and colleges.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Thu 22/05/2025Times:12:30pm - 2:30pmDuration:45 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Paula HellalCourse code:Q00010847How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £333.00
Intermediate British Sign Language (BSL)
Knowing how to sign can make your communication more inclusive for everyone you interact with. Build on your skills in British Sign Language to be able to have deeper interactions with deaf people.
This BSL course is suitable for you if you need to communicate with deaf people or people with hearing impairments. It can help you in a variety of contexts, for example in a voluntary or community role, or simply through social interactions.
This course is aimed at intermediate learners. You will build on your existing BSL skills. If you would like to start from scratch, you can take the beginner’s BSL course.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 24/03/2025Times:7:00pm - 9:00pmDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Helen WatsonCourse code:Q00012273How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
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Duration:12 monthsFee:£15
Regaining Confidence and Self-Esteem
Do you ever feel unsure of yourself? Perhaps around new people or at job interviews? If so, this self-esteem course can help you build tools to face these situations with confidence. Low self-esteem can hold you back in all areas of life.
Whether you’d like to build confidence to step back into education, meet new people, or change jobs, confidence-building courses can teach you essential tools to change your mindset. Learn how to build self-esteem and overcome obstacles that are holding you back. The first step in your journey is believing you can successfully complete this course! Confidence training teaches you how to ask yourself important questions and understand why your self-esteem is low. This is the first step towards changing your inner speech and boosting confidence. Learn techniques to motivate yourself and be more assertive.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Thu 16/01/2025Times:10:00am - 2:00pmDuration:3 sessionsLocation:Seetec Pluss Poole
Poole
BH12 1EDTutor:Guest SpeakerCourse code:Q00017001How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £67.20
Professional Development: Preparing to work in the UK beginners
Working in the UK aims to improve your communication skills on preparing to work in the UK and will include health, shopping, and most importantly employability. This course will help students understand the culture of work in the UK. It will also help you get the skills needed for work in the UK. The course is for speakers of other languages, and it is highly recommended to complete this course before progressing on to ESOL courses. As it will build your confidence and broaden your vocabulary.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 10/02/2025Times:1:00pm - 3:00pmDuration:5 sessionsLocation:Ladywood Childrens Centre
9 Plough & Harrow Road
Birmingham
B16 8URTutor:Saima GulzarCourse code:Q00015553How you'll learn:In venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £42.00
Pre-Entry ESOL: UK Driving Theory for ESOL Learners
This online interactive course will help you learn some of the useful vocabulary related to Driving Theory and will allow you to understand the main driving rules in the UK.
You will have access to the official DVLA website to practise as well as suggested materials in Canvas (our online learning platform).
One face to face session will take place on March 11th at a veue to be confirmed.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Wed 19/03/2025Times:12:30pm - 2:30pmDuration:18 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Reshma LadvaCourse code:Q00009421How you'll learn:Online and in venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £118.40
Understanding the Role of a Community Interpreter
Are you bilingual? Ever thought about using your language skills to help out in the community? Did you know you can get many jobs with languages?
If you speak English and another language fluently, you could make a great community interpreter. This community interpreter course gives you an introduction to the language and interpreting skills needed for this type of work. It can teach you foundational concepts to test your community interpreting skills informally with family or friends.
This course can prepare you to help members of your family or community to overcome language barriers in their everyday lives. It can also help you decide if you’re interested in pursuing community interpreting jobs.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Wed 12/02/2025Times:9:30am - 11:30amDuration:10 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Olena KolesnykCourse code:Q00015758How you'll learn:Online and in venueAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £74.00
Creative Writing for Intermediate Learners
Enhance your creative writing skills with our Creative Writing for Intermediate Learners course. Learn techniques for writing fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Ideal for writers with some experience looking to refine their craft.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Thu 27/02/2025Times:10:00am - 11:30amDuration:7 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:James ClarkeCourse code:Q00016282How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £33.30
Professional Development: Basic Health and safety skills
During this course, we will look at keeping you safe within your workplace. We will look at fire safety, signage, electrical safety, kitchen and food safety and manual handling around. Develop knowledge of how health and safety works within the workplace and who is responsible, recording and reporting measures and the requirements needed by employees, employers and organisations. This course will also look at health and safety at home and how to ensure yours and your family’s safety.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Dates:Mon 13/01/2025 -
Mon 20/01/2025Times:9:15am - 11:15amDuration:2 sessionsLocation:OnlineTutor:Marlene Clarke-DavisCourse code:Q00015552How you'll learn:OnlineAvailability:10+ places remainingStatus:AvailableFee rangeFree to £16.80